Montezuma History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Etymology of Montezuma

Noble surnames, such as Montezuma, evoke images of the ancient homeland of the Spanish people. The original bearer of the name Montezuma, which is a local surname, once lived, held land, or was born in the beautiful region of Spain. In Spain, hereditary surnames were adopted according to fairly general rules and during the late Middle Ages, names that were derived from localities became increasingly widespread. Local names originally denoted the proprietorship of the village or estate. The Montezuma family originally lived in a mountainous region of that province. This local name was originally derived from the Spanish word monte, which means hill or wooded upland.

Early Origins of the Montezuma family

Early History of the Montezuma family

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Montezuma Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Montoya, de Montoya, Monte, Montes, de Montes, Móntez, Montez, Montero, Monteros, de los Monteros, Montecillo, Montejo, de Montejo, Mont, Montaña, Montana, Montaño and many more.

Early Notables of the Montezuma family

Francisco de Montejo (c. 1479-1553), Spanish conquistador in Mexico and Central America; Francisco de Montejo the Younger (1508-1565), Spanish conquistador; Francisco de Montejo (the Nephew) (1514-1572), Spanish conquistador; Román Montero Espinosa (died 1645), Spanish prelate, Archbishop-elect of Manila (1644-1645); nineteenth century Colombian military officer José Manuel Montoya; nineteenth century Spanish bullfighter Francisco Montes, known as "Paquiro"; nineteenth century Bolivian...
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Migration of the Montezuma family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Francisco de Montejo (1479-1548), who voyaged to America with Pedrárias Dávila. He later accompanied Hernán Cortés to Mexico, and became Governor of Veracruz. Other early migrants to the New World included Pedro de los Monteros, who sailed to America in 1513.